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Wabasha County levy hike drops to 3 percent
Jan 2, 2020
In action taken at their end-of-the-year meeting on Dec. 26, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of the final 2020 Property Tax Levy at $15,489,448, showing an increase over 2019 of 3.0.
Commissioner Rich Hall was absent. County Administrator Brian Buhmann and...
Body discovered in burned RV
Jan 2, 2020
As of Monday, officials were still working to identify a body discovered in an RV that caught fire in Lake City on Friday, Dec. 27.
According to the Lake City Police Department, police responded to a report of a motorhome parked in the driveway of 914 N. High Street that was smoking heavily.
“The...
2020 foresight
Jan 2, 2020
A new year and decade have dawned. Already it’s shaping up to be a momentous era for Lake City.
The 2020 Highway 61 reconstruction project will bring the most drastic changes to the city’s lakefront and downtown in a generation, and perhaps longer.
The four-lane section of Highway 61 will be...
Y gets more funding for pool operations
Dec 26, 2019
The city will reimburse the Red Wing YMCA a total of about $29,500 for operating the city’s swimming pool during the 2019 summer season.
When the city and the YMCA reached an agreement for the YMCA to take charge of pool programming, the city earmarked $15,000 knowing that the actual cost would...
Side-by-sides coming to city streets Jan. 1
Dec 26, 2019
In less than a week, Lake City will begin issuing permits to allow Class 2 or side-by-side all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to drive on some city streets.
Beginning Jan. 1, Class 2 ATVs with a permit will be able to drive on the same city streets as golf carts. Golf carts, and now side-by-sides, are...
MnDOT: Highway project tailored to Lake City’s unique circumstances
Dec 26, 2019
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has disputed an attorney’s assertion that work on the Lake City Highway 61 reconstruction project, as it’s currently planned, is the costlier option.
In a November email to the city’s engineering firm, attorney Dan Biersdorf of Biersdorf and...
Council lends support to workforce housing effort
Dec 26, 2019
The Lake City Economic Development Authority (EDA) asked for and received the city council’s blessing Dec. 9 to explore using financial incentives to spur development of workforce housing in Lake City.
The precise definition of workforce housing is somewhat fuzzy but is basically housing that...
A funding surge for city electric
Dec 26, 2019
Lake City Public Utilities is set to receive $375,297 from its power consortium.
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA), of which the city is a member, decided at its Nov. 13 meeting to distribute $7 million in contingency funds to its members, according to the minutes from the Nov. 20...
Lawyer: Businesses might sue over Hwy. 61 project road closure
Dec 19, 2019
A Minneapolis attorney representing at least one local business owner has warned the city that the cost of compensating businesses for the loss of access during the 2020 Highway 61 reconstruction could be higher than what will be saved by completing the project in one year instead of two.
In a Nov...
Boe: Mayo receptive to community board input
Dec 19, 2019
Lake City City Councilmember Russell Boe used part of his “Councilmember Minute” at the Dec. 9 city council meeting to give an update on certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) coverage in the emergency department at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City.
Two nurse anesthetists and a nurse...
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